Reptile · sea turtle

Leatherback sea turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic Found in 3 oceans

All tropical and temperate oceans, sometimes as far as cold northern waters

Depth

Dives to more than 1,000 m

Size

Up to 2 m and more than 500 kg

Diet

Jellyfish and other gelatinous animals

Zone

Sunlit zone · 0 – 200 m

Key facts

• It is the largest turtle in the world.
• Its shell has no hard scutes: it is covered with thick skin, like leather.
• Its throat is lined with backward-pointing spines that hold jellyfish in.

Verified sources

1. BOEM : Leatherback Sea Turtle
2. NOAA Fisheries, Leatherback Turtle

In the game: To observe

In the same zone

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